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Power Play, a daily look at Canada’s political landscape. Recorded in Ottawa featuring all the political news and issues that matter most.
Hosted by CTV’s Don Martin, the program is a must for political insiders.

In the spirit of transitional unity, let us pause to view Trump and his future Canadian connection as a glass one-tenth full instead of nine-tenths empty. There are similarities and possible advantages amid the stark disparities and disadvantages.

Lisa Raitt, a former top-tier cabinet minister from Ontario who served as a model of integration for progressives trying to have sway in Stephen Harper's Reform-rooted party, has entered the Conservative leadership race.

These are challenging times for the once-dominant Conservative party. They're opposing a phenomenally-popular government. They've got leadership hopefuls who keep reminding voters about their backward immigration attitudes and niqab intolerance. But this week, the Conservatives beat the Liberals at compassion and caring, no easy task for a gang of supposedly heartless Harper leftovers.